by Ira | Jan 3, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
It rained today! It wasn’t supposed to—or, rather it was supposed to, but then they changed the forecast to a nope—but then it did. In the morning, and then again in the late afternoon, right before my evening writing session. Crazy! Still struggling with how early it...
by Ira | Jan 2, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
A really solid day and start to the new (working) year! I handled my shit. Fit like a glove. Familiar. Easy. I am exhausted, but I slipped back into a work rhythm much better than I feared I would. Started with a full two-hour writing sesh. Going slow and clunky to...
by Ira | Jan 1, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
I really want to get back to reading before sleep. It’s a good time for me to read, and while I did read quite a large bit more last year than the year previous, it wasn’t consistent. I read in spurts. And, at the end of the day, if that’s how I read, it’s fine. But,...
by Ira | Dec 31, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Happy New Year, everyone. 2023 was an intense one for me. But a solid one. Not exactly a banner year, or a “banger” as my friend Josh would call it, but a really, really solid year. Hopefully it’s the foundation for a banger this coming year. That’s the plan, anyway....
by Ira | Dec 30, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I remember seeing the film Control in theaters. I have no idea what it was about at the time—a friend at work had wanted to go see it and asked if I wanted to join him. I said yes, and dove into the world of Ian Curtis and Joy Division. I didn’t even know he killed...
